Kirkland Advises Esker on Proposed Cash Public Tender Offer for Esker Shares by Bridgepoint, in association with General Atlantic and Management Shareholders

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Esker as it has entered into a Tender Offer Agreement which sets out the terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition of the ESKER shares by Bridgepoint, in association with General Atlantic and the management shareholders of the Company, through a French-law special purpose vehicle. The Offer values 100% of Esker's share capital at approximately 1,621 million euros on a fully diluted basis.

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The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Vincent Ponsonnaille and Louis Gosset and associates François Capoul and Etienne Vautier; debt finance partner Kalish Mullen; tax partner Nadine Gelli; antitrust & competition partner Thomas Wilson and associate Sarah Lonvick; and international trade & national security partners Mario Mancuso, Justin Schenck and Luci Hague.